Eastern Mole vs Periwinkle Rust

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Puccinia vincae

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Periwinkle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Periwinkle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pas)
Family	Talpidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Puccinia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Puccinia vincae

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Periwinkle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Periwinkle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Periwinkle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).